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Climate Lab Book

Ed Hawkins · 7 Sept 2026

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Every claim below was made in this piece, quoted word for word and numbered in the order the piece makes them, so you can read it there rather than take our word for it. The sentence above each quote is our reading of the claim, not their wording. Each quote was checked against a stored copy of the page at build time; where the two differ, the quote is the fact.

  1. Our reading

    The summer of 2026 will not be a one-off because the world is now much warmer.

    Their wordsThe summer of 2026 will not be a one off because we are now living in a much warmer world.

  2. Our reading

    Summers are becoming hotter and more extreme in the long term.

    Their wordsNot every summer will be hotter than the last but the long term direction is clear: our summers are becoming hotter and more extreme.

  3. Our reading

    The current heatwaves are a dress rehearsal for much more challenging heatwaves to come if action is not taken.

    Their wordsThey're a dress rehearsal for the much more challenging heatwaves to come if we fail to act.

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